- Mike Butler
- Ben Hickey
- John Woollaston
- Andy Cox
- Mike McNabb
- Rebecca Wren
- Andy Taylor
- Ashley Hoggarth
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Mike Butler
General ManagerMike grew up in Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire and after a spell as a groundsman, spent 20 years in the insurance industry, doing business-to-business marketing. An entrepreneur at heart, Mike was delighted to have the opportunity to run and develop Ignition, as he's really passionate about helping businesses become more innovative and ultimately more successful. As Mike's work involves a lot of travelling, he spends his spare time with the family and on the odd round of golf.
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Ben Hickey
Regional Development DirectorBen began his career as an army officer, commanding a troop of challenger tanks. When he decided to leave the army he knew he wanted a job with lots of personal interaction which is how he found his way into marketing. Ben cut his teeth in sales promotion, before switching to direct marketing and business development. His role at Ignition draws on that commercial experience, but also means he gets to work with lots of different people so he's definitely ticked the "interaction" box. He sums up what he does in his spare time with three words, "kids, kids, kids" but does try to fit in a round of golf. And clearly he hasn't got the army out his system as he's now joined the TA.
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John Woollaston
Regional Development DirectorJohn was born in Birmingham and joined Ignition after working at several major London advertising agencies and marketing consultancies. He enjoys the autonomy he has in his current role and using his marketing experience to help clients businesses grow. He spends his spare time enjoying life with his family, along with football, wine and beer, music, badminton and tennis. His can also turn his hand to a bit of property development and likes making old and tired buildings beautiful again.
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Andy Cox
C3 Development ManagerAndy has been at Ignition for a while and over time has swapped his Mac for a PC, and his jeans for a suit. He started life as a graphic designer and is now responsible for developing Ignition's range of Marketing Services. And when asked why he's still here, Andy says it's because he loves what he does and enjoys working with such a great team of people. He also finds it very satisfying to see clients' businesses grow as a result of work Ignition have done. With a young family, his spare time is pretty scarce, but 'Get Squiggling' feeds his love of art and 'Waybuloo' helps him unwind.
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Mike McNabb
Client Services ExecutiveAfter a spell as a marketing co-ordinator looking after a retail branch network, Mike decided to make the leap to the other side of marketing, and the agency life. Here at Ignition he likes the variety of getting involved in all aspects of his clients' marketing activities. This means he experiences a far greater mixture of work, and people, than if he had remained client side, keeping him fresh for the task each day. Mike enjoys golf and swimming and is a handy man to know as he makes his own beer!
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Rebecca Wren
Client Services ExecutiveA university placement for a safety sign manufacturer was enough for Rebecca to land a job in marketing with the same company on finishing her degree. This led to a love of marketing and a desire to experience more of the elements of the role, and so to a job with Ignition. She loves the challenge of working with many different clients and solving their problems. She describes herself as very organised, to the extent of keeping her colouring pencils in strict rainbow order, and loves food, particularly baking. One day she will open that cake shop.
Andy Taylor
Regional Development DirectorAfter a football mad early years where he was "cruelly" rejected by wannabe Premier league clubs and a stint coaching and teaching in America, Andy did a degree in Social Ethics and Psychology at Lancaster University. Sensing a head for business and the growth of new technology, Andy then spent the next decade working in a variety of senior sales and marketing roles for the likes of IBM and Reed Elsevier before heading up a CRM software solutions start- up company, that eventually got bought out by a UK PLC for a 7 figure sum ( sadly, most of it paper based, so still having to work!) Over the years, he has built up a passion to help SME's transform and streamline the way they do business-through the effective use of Marketing, IT and New Media strategies.
Ashley Hoggarth
Client Services ExecutiveA spell working for a marketing agency whilst travelling in Australia was enough to convince Ashley to cross to the agency side of marketing. Ashley enjoys working across the whole spectrum of marketing and getting directly involved in his client's activities. Ashley studied marketing at Newcastle University and has several years experience in the industry working in a variety of markets which has allowed him to become adaptable to each of his clients different needs. Ashley is passionate about music and enjoys going to gigs in his spare time. He enjoys his golf, basketball and is a keen football enthusiast and a big Blackburn Rovers fan, which goes down very well in his hometown of Burnley....
